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Flavia de Luce Series

12 primary works • 21 total works
Precocious motherless 11-year old fascinated with chemistry and death bicycles around Bishop's Lacey from ancient country house Buckshaw in 1950s England.

In some places, the series is called The Buckshaw Chronicles.

Book 1

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
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3.82 · 178312 Ratings · 19145 Reviews · published 2009 · 128 editions
To Flavia the investigation is the stuff of full o…

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    Book 2

    The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
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    3.99     · 58701 Ratings · 5960 Reviews · published 2010 · 91 editions
    From Dagger Award-winning and internationally best…

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    Book 3

    A Red Herring Without Mustard
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    4.05     · 46693 Ratings · 4515 Reviews · published 2011 · 3 editions
    'You frighten me', the Gypsy said. 'Never have I s…

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    Book 4

    I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
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    4.09     · 38317 Ratings · 4072 Reviews · published 2011 · 59 editions
    Christmas is coming and the snow is falling, but w…

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    Book 5

    Speaking from Among the Bones
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    4.16     · 39701 Ratings · 4017 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions
    From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the n…

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    Book 6

    The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
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    4.18     · 33220 Ratings · 4048 Reviews · published 2014 · 50 editions
    On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemi…

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    Book 6.5

    The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse
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    3.77     · 11702 Ratings · 973 Reviews · published 2014 · 7 editions
    Fans of Flavia de Luce rejoice—here’s a special eB…

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    Book 7

    As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
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    3.97     · 29354 Ratings · 3612 Reviews · published 2015 · 34 editions
    Banished! is how twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce la…

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    Book 8

    Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
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    3.99     · 24065 Ratings · 2884 Reviews · published 2016 · 35 editions
    In spite of being ejected from Miss Bodycote’s Fem…

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    Book 9

    The Grave's a Fine and Private Place
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    3.99     · 21081 Ratings · 2553 Reviews · published 2018 · 31 editions
    Flavia is enjoying the summer, spending her days p…

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    Book 10

    The Golden Tresses of the Dead
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    3.96     · 18713 Ratings · 2243 Reviews · published 2019 · 32 editions
    Although it is autumn in the small English town of…

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    Book 11

    What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust
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    4.05     · 9821 Ratings · 1472 Reviews · published 2024 · 22 editions
    Amateur sleuth Flavia de Luce, along with her pest…

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    Book 12

    Untitled Flavia de Luce #12
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    4.38     · 8 Ratings · 1 edition
    Flavia de Luce #12 announced for autumn 2025

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    Book 1-3

    Flavia de Luce 3-Book Bundle
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    4.42     · 796 Ratings · 77 Reviews · published 2011 · 6 editions
    New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley has…

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    Book 1-4

    The Flavia de Luce Series
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    4.50     · 406 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE  
    It is the…

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    Book 1-5

    The Flavia de Luce Series
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    4.57     · 100 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley is …

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    Book 1-6

    The Flavia de Luce Series
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    4.34     · 32 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
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    Book 1-7

    The Flavia de Luce Series
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    4.45     · 51 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 1 edition
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    Book 1-2

    Сладость на корочке пирога / Сорняк, обвивший сумку палача
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    4.00     · 2 Ratings · 1 edition
    В старинном английском поместье Букшоу обитают пос…

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    Book 3-4

    Копченая селедка без горчицы / О, я от призраков больна
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    4.50     · 2 Ratings · 2 editions
    В старинном английском поместье Букшоу – одном из …

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    Book 5-6

    Я вещаю из гробницы / Здесь мертвецы под сводом спят
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    0.00     · 1 edition
    Старинное английское поместье Букшоу, где живут эк…

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